2011–12 Orlando Magic season explained

Team:Orlando Magic
End Year:2012
Wins:37
Losses:29
Division:Southeast
Division Place:3
Conf Place:6
Coach:Stan Van Gundy
Gm:Otis Smith
Owners:RDV Sports, Inc.
Arena:Amway Center
Television:
Radio:WDBO
Playoffs:First round
(lost to Pacers 1–4)
Bbr Team:ORL

The 2011–12 Orlando Magic season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished in 6th place in the Eastern Conference with a 37–29 record in a regular season shortened by the lockout and an offseason where trade rumours that included starting center Dwight Howard abounded.[1] After the Magic's playoff loss against the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs in five games, the Orlando franchise parted ways with head coach Stan Van Gundy and general manager Otis Smith.[2] The Amway Center, the Magic's home court, was the venue of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.

This season also marked the end of an era as Dwight Howard, along with Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns, was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2012 off-season. The Magic would not earn a playoff berth again until the 2018–19 season when Dwight was with the Washington Wizards.

Key dates

Draft picks

See main article: 2011 NBA draft.

Roster

Roster Notes

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| December 18| @ Miami| | Ryan Anderson, JJ Redick (22)| Ryan Anderson (8)| Jameer Nelson (7)| American Airlines Arena
20,100| 0–1|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 2| December 21| Miami| | Glen Davis (18)| Dwight Howard (9)| Jameer Nelson (10)| Amway Center
19,045| 1–1

Regular season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| December 25| @ Oklahoma City| | Ryan Anderson (25)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 0–1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| December 26| Houston| | Hedo Türkoğlu (23)| Dwight Howard (7)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Amway Center
18,846| 1–1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| December 29| New Jersey| | Ryan Anderson (22)| Dwight Howard (24)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
18,954| 2–1|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 4| December 30| @ Charlotte| | Ryan Anderson (23)| Dwight Howard (24)| Chris Duhon (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
18,064| 3–1

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| January 1| Toronto| | Ryan Anderson (24)| Dwight Howard (15)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 4–1|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| January 2| @ Detroit| | Dwight Howard (19)| Dwight Howard (7)| Jameer Nelson (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,120| 4–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| January 4| Washington| | Dwight Howard (28)| Dwight Howard (20)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 5–2|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8| January 6| Chicago| | Dwight Howard (28)| Dwight Howard (15)| Chris Duhon (4)| Amway Center
18,912| 5–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9| January 8| @ Sacramento| | Jason Richardson (22)| Dwight Howard (11)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Power Balance Pavilion
14,150| 6–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10| January 11| @ Portland| | JJ Redick (17)| Dwight Howard (13)| Hedo Türkoğlu (6)| Rose Garden
20,467| 7–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11| January 12| @ Golden State| | Dwight Howard (45)| Dwight Howard (23)| Hedo Türkoğlu (9)| Oracle Arena
17,754| 8–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12| January 16| @ New York| | Ryan Anderson (30)| Dwight Howard (10)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 9–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13| January 17| Charlotte| | Dwight Howard (25)| Dwight Howard (17)| Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (4)| Amway Center
18,846| 10–3|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14| January 18| San Antonio| | Dwight Howard (24)| Dwight Howard (25)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Amway Center
18,846| 10–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| January 20| L. A. Lakers| | Dwight Howard (21)| Dwight Howard (23)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 11–4|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| January 23| @ Boston| | Dwight Howard (18)| Dwight Howard (14)| Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (3)| TD Garden
18,624| 11–5|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17| January 24| @ Indiana| | Ryan Anderson (24)| Dwight Howard (9)| Hedo Türkoğlu (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,760| 12–5|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 18| January 26| Boston| | Dwight Howard (16)| Dwight Howard (16)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
18,952| 12–6|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19| January 27| @ New Orleans| | Dwight Howard (28)| Dwight Howard (16)| Chris Duhon (5)| New Orleans Arena
16,176| 12–7|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 20| January 29| Indiana| | Dwight Howard (24)| Dwight Howard (13)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
18,952| 12–8|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| January 30| @ Philadelphia| | Dwight Howard (17)| Ryan Anderson (20)| Quentin Richardson (3)| Wells Fargo Center
16,299| 12–9

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22| February 1| Washington| | Dwight Howard, Ryan Anderson (23)| Dwight Howard (18)| Hedo Türkoğlu (5)| Amway Center
18,846| 13–9|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| February 3| Cleveland| | Dwight Howard, Jason Richardson (19)| Dwight Howard (16)| Chris Duhon (5)| Amway Center
18,933| 14–9|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24| February 4| @ Indiana| | Dwight Howard (27)| Hedo Türkoğlu (10)| Chris Duhon, Jason Richardson (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165| 15–9|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25| February 6| L. A. Clippers| | Dwight Howard (33)| Dwight Howard (14)| Jameer Nelson (12)| Amway Center
18,846| 15–10|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26| February 8| Miami| | Ryan Anderson (27)| Dwight Howard (24)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
18,972| 16–10|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| February 10| Atlanta| | Ryan Anderson (21)| Dwight Howard (18)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Amway Center
18,846| 16–11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28| February 11| @ Milwaukee| | Jason Richardson (31)| Dwight Howard (14)| Chris Duhon, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Bradley Center
17,723| 17–11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| February 13| Minnesota| | Jason Richardson (17)| Dwight Howard (7)| Hedo Türkoğlu (6)| Amway Center
18,846| 18–11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30| February 15| Philadelphia| | Ryan Anderson (27)| Dwight Howard (14)| Jameer Nelson (14)| Amway Center
18,846| 19–11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31| February 17| Milwaukee| | Dwight Howard (26)| Dwight Howard (20)| Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 20–11|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32| February 19| @ Miami| | JJ Redick (17)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jameer Nelson (4)| American Airlines Arena
20,185| 20–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 33| February 20| @ Milwaukee| | Dwight Howard (28)| Dwight Howard (16)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Bradley Center
13,143| 21–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 34| February 22| @ New Jersey| | Dwight Howard (20)| Dwight Howard (17)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Prudential Center
15,364| 22–12|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35| February 23| @ Atlanta| | JJ Redick (13)| Dwight Howard (12)| Chris Duhon, Ish Smith, Hedo Türkoğlu (4)| Philips Arena
14,523| 22–13|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36| February 29| @ Washington| | Ryan Anderson (23)| Ryan Anderson (15)| Hedo Türkoğlu (6)| Verizon Center
18,688| 23–13

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 37| March 1| Oklahoma City| | Dwight Howard (33)| Dwight Howard (9)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 23–14|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 38| March 3| Milwaukee| | Dwight Howard (28)| Dwight Howard (14)| Jameer Nelson (10)| Amway Center
18,846| 24–14|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 39| March 5| @ Toronto| | Dwight Howard (36)| Ryan Anderson, Dwight Howard (13)| Hedo Türkoğlu (9)| Air Canada Centre
15,392| 25–14|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 50| March 6| @ Charlotte| | Dwight Howard (15)| Dwight Howard (17)| Jameer Nelson (4)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,110| 25–15|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 41| March 8| @ Chicago| | Dwight Howard (29)| Dwight Howard (18)| Jameer Nelson (7)| United Center
22,127| 26–15|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42| March 11| Indiana| | Dwight Howard (30)| Dwight Howard (13)| JJ Redick (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 27–15|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43| March 13| Miami| | Jameer Nelson (25)| Dwight Howard (25)| Hedo Türkoğlu (5)| Amway Center
18,879| 28–15|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44| March 14| @ San Antonio| | Jameer Nelson (25)| Dwight Howard (12)| Jameer Nelson (7)| AT&T Center
18,581| 28–16|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 45| March 16| New Jersey| | Dwight Howard (18)| Dwight Howard (11)| Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (6)| Amway Center
18,938| 29–16|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 46| March 18| @ Miami| | Dwight Howard (18)| Dwight Howard (11)| Jameer Nelson (6)| American Airlines Arena
20,003| 29–17|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47| March 19| Chicago| | Dwight Howard (18)| Dwight Howard (12)| Dwight Howard, JJ Redick, Jason Richardson (2)| Amway Center
18,998| 29–18|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| March 21| Phoenix| | Ryan Anderson (29)| Dwight Howard (16)| Jason Richardson (5)| Amway Center
18,930| 30–18|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 49| March 23| Cleveland| | Ryan Anderson (17)| Dwight Howard (13)| Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 31–18|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50| March 26| @ Toronto| | Ryan Anderson (28)| Dwight Howard (10)| Hedo Türkoğlu (8)| Air Canada Centre
16,429| 32–18|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 51| March 28| @ New York| | Jameer Nelson (17)| Glen Davis (6)| Jameer Nelson (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 32–19|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52| March 30| Dallas| | Jameer Nelson (24)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (4)| Amway Center
18,951| 32–20

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 53| April 1| Denver| | Jameer Nelson (27)| Glen Davis (16)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Amway Center
18,951| 32–21|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| April 3| @ Detroit| | Glen Davis (31)| Glen Davis (10)| Chris Duhon (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,741| 32–22|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| April 5| New York| | Jason Richardson (16)| Dwight Howard (8)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Amway Center
19,098| 32–23|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 56| April 7| @ Philadelphia| | Glen Davis (23)| Dwight Howard (22)| Dwight Howard (6)| Wells Fargo Center
19,775| 33–23|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 57| April 9| Detroit| | Jason Richardson (22)| Glen Davis (16)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Amway Center
18,998| 34–23|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 58| April 10| @ Washington| | Jameer Nelson (19)| Glen Davis (10)| Jameer Nelson (7)| Verizon Center
15,355| 34–24|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| April 13| Atlanta| | Glen Davis, Von Wafer (16)| Glen Davis (9)| Jameer Nelson, Von Wafer (4)| Amway Center
18,846| 34–25|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60| April 15| @ Cleveland| | Jameer Nelson (21)| Ryan Anderson (13)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Quicken Loans Arena
16,305| 35–25|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61| April 16| Philadelphia| | Ryan Anderson (26)| Ryan Anderson (16)| Jameer Nelson (13)| Amway Center
18,846| 36–25|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 62| April 18| @ Boston| | Glen Davis (27)| Ryan Anderson (9)| Jameer Nelson (9)| TD Garden
18,624| 36–26|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 63| April 21| @ Utah| | Jameer Nelson (23)| Glen Davis (13)| Jameer Nelson (11)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,580| 36–27|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 64| April 22| @ Denver| | Ryan Anderson (24)| Ryan Anderson (9)| Jason Richardson, Von Wafer (4)| Pepsi Center
19,155| 36–28|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 65| April 25| Charlotte| | JJ Redick (31)| Ryan Anderson (13)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Amway Center
19,152| 37–28|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| April 26| @ Memphis| | Hedo Türkoğlu (18)| Earl Clark (9)| Chris Duhon, Daniel Orton, Ish Smith (3)| FedExForum
17,215| 37–29

Playoffs

Game log

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1| April 28| @ Indiana| | Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson (17)| Glen Davis (13)| Jameer Nelson (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165| 1–0|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 30| @ Indiana| | Glen Davis (18)| Glen Davis (10)| Jameer Nelson, JJ Redick, Jason Richardson (3)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165| 1–1|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| May 2| Indiana| | Glen Davis (22)| Quentin Richardson (10)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Amway Center
18,846| 1–2|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 5| Indiana| | Jason Richardson (25)| Glen Davis (11)| Jameer Nelson (11)| Amway Center
18,846| 1–3|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 8| @ Indiana| | Jameer Nelson (27)| Glen Davis (8)| Jameer Nelson (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165| 1–4

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
SG65 22 1,765 150 164 27 6 751 27.2 2.3 2.5 .4 .1 11.6
PG63 9 1,226 102 151 35 9 237 19.5 1.6 2.4 .6 .1 3.8
PF61 61 1,964 471 54 50 26 980 32.2 7.7 .9 .8 .4 16.1
PF61 13 1,427 331 47 43 19 566 23.4 5.4 .8 .7 .3 9.3
PG57 57 1,706 181 325 38 5 676 29.9 3.2 5.7 .7 .1 11.9
C54 54 2,070 785 104 81 116 1,113 38.3 14.5 1.9 1.5 2.1 20.6
SG54 54 1,591 194 107 53 22 629 29.5 3.6 2.0 1.0 .4 11.6
SF53 53 1,653 199 233 45 17 576 31.2 3.8 4.4 .8 .3 10.9
SF48 3 866 123 38 28 6 215 18.0 2.6 .8 .6 .1 4.5
PF45 1 559 124 18 12 32 123 12.4 2.8 .4 .3 .7 2.7
SG33 1 469 45 29 10 3 194 14.2 1.4 .9 .3 .1 5.9
PG20 0 171 26 32 11 2 45 8.6 1.3 1.6 .6 .1 2.3
SF17 0 115 15 5 6 0 33 6.8 .9 .3 .4 .0 1.9
PF16 2 187 39 5 8 9 45 11.7 2.4 .3 .5 .6 2.8
PF14 0 84 12 2 2 3 20 6.0 .9 .1 .1 .2 1.4
PG9 0 114 5 7 2 0 12 12.7 .6 .8 .2 .0 1.3

Playoffs

Player
PF5 5 190 46 4 3 6 95 38.0 9.2 .8 .6 1.2 19.0
PG5 5 182 19 33 4 1 78 36.4 3.8 6.6 .8 .2 15.6
PF5 5 172 23 4 3 2 48 34.4 4.6 .8 .6 .4 9.6
SF5 5 162 14 12 5 4 42 32.4 2.8 2.4 1.0 .8 8.4
SG5 5 148 19 5 6 2 57 29.6 3.8 1.0 1.2 .4 11.4
SG5 0 123 5 16 1 0 54 24.6 1.0 3.2 .2 .0 10.8
PF5 0 88 33 1 2 5 20 17.6 6.6 .2 .4 1.0 4.0
SF5 0 74 22 2 1 0 12 14.8 4.4 .4 .2 .0 2.4
PG5 0 61 7 9 5 1 3 12.2 1.4 1.8 1.0 .2 .6
PF4 0 9 2 0 0 0 4 2.3 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0
SG1 0 6 1 0 0 0 6 6.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 6.0
PF1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
PG1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5.0 1.0 .0 .0 1.0 .0

Awards and records

All-Star

Injuries and disciplinary actions

Transactions

See main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added
Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost
Via trade

Waived

Trades

June 23, 2011To Orlando Magic
Draft rights to Justin Harper
To Cleveland Cavaliers
Conditional 2012 and 2013 second round picks.
December 12, 2011To Boston Celtics
Brandon Bass

Free agents

Additions
PlayerDate signedFormer team
Larry HughesDecember 9
Ish SmithFebruary 2

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[19] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[20]

Played in other leagues during lockout
PlayerDate signedNew teamOpt-out clause
Earl ClarkAugust 10No
Justin HarperAugust 19Yes

References

  1. https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-10924366 Dwight Howard Trade Rumors and News Roundup
  2. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7956244/orlando-magic-part-ways-coach-stan-van-gundy-general-manager-otis-smith Stan Van Gundy, Otis Smith out
  3. Web site: Report: NBA draft moving to Newark. ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. October 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030154621/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. 30 October 2010 . live.
  4. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/gameflash/2012/04/15/30724_recap.html Magic defeat Cavs, clinch playoff spot with win
  5. Web site: Brian Floyd. Dwight Howard Injury: Magic Center Out With Herniated Disk. SB Nation. April 13, 2012. March 6, 2012.
  6. Web site: Ric Bucher. Dwight Howard out for season. ESPN. April 19, 2012. March 6, 2021.
  7. Web site: Dave McMenamin. Dwight Howard wants to play in Rio. ESPN. February 28, 2013. March 6, 2021.
  8. Web site: Magic's Ryan Anderson wins Kia Most Improved Player Award. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 4, 2012. May 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120507223034/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/04/most-improved-player/. May 7, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team. NBA.com. NBA.com. May 24, 2012. May 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120622235136/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/24/all-NBA-teams/index.html. 2012-06-22. dead.
  10. Web site: Heat's James top vote-getter among All-Defensive Team picks. NBA. May 23, 2012. May 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120525090004/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/nba-all-defensive-team-2011-2012/index.html. 2012-05-25. dead.
  11. Web site: Magic's Howard, Grizzlies' Gasol named Players of the Week. January 23, 2012. NBA. January 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120127065257/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/01/23/players-of-the-week/index.html. 2012-01-27. dead.
  12. News: Dwight Howard breaks FT attempts mark as Magic top Warriors . January 12, 2012 . ESPN.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120114125909/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009 . January 14, 2012 . dead .
  13. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7784886/orlando-magic-hedo-turkoglu-3-weeks-facial-fracture Hedo Turkoglu to miss three weeks
  14. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7538720/orlando-magic-f-glen-davis-docked-2-games-detrimental-conduct Glen Davis suspended two games
  15. http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCABRE82R1FD20120328 Magic's Davis fined $35,000 for obscene gesture
  16. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/17691505/hedo-turkoglu-suspended-1-game-for-contact-with-official Hedo Turkoglu suspended 1 game for contact with official
  17. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-04-09/sports/os-magic-chris-duhon-suspension-0410-20120409_1_chris-duhon-orlando-magic-hedo-turkoglu Orlando Magic suspend Chris Duhon for 1 game
  18. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7834605/orlando-magic-dwight-howard-back-surgery-miss-rest-season Dwight Howard out for season
  19. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/6815642/ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas"
  20. News: Sun Xiaochen . New rule shuts door on NBA stars . August 21, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm . dead . August 30, 2011.